by Brian Garst | Apr 25, 2014 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Economics, Taxation
Thomas Picketty has received a lot of attention for his attack on capitalism. His new book Capital in the Twenty-first Century has breathed new life into old Marxist critiques of capitalism, and been elevated to the status of very important book by the designated...
by Brian Garst | Apr 8, 2014 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in Cayman Financial Review, Second Quarter 2014, Issue 35. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) claims that new rules in its recently published Common Reporting Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account...
by Brian Garst | Feb 7, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
It takes a special skill – or an abundance of chutzpah – to harm a person and then turn around and argue that it was all for their own good. But that’s exactly what the Obama administration, and the sycophants at the New York Times, are doing in...
by Brian Garst | Feb 4, 2014 | Testimony and Speeches
February 3, 2014 To: Parliament of New Zealand, Parliamentary Select Committee Re: Taxation (Annual Rates, Employee Allowances, and Remedial Matters) Bill My name is Brian Garst. I am the Director of Government Affairs for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity...
by Brian Garst | Jan 31, 2014 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Flat Tax, Tax Competition, Taxation, VAT
The Bureaucrats at the OECD don’t pay any taxes on their own salaries, but they work very hard to make sure everyone else is hit with exorbitant rates. They’ve persistently fought against tax competition to make it easier for politicians to raise taxes...
